Clothes-hanger



E. J. DERAGON.

CLOTHES HANGER. APPLICATION man Aue. n4. 1920.

Patented .Im 25,1921.

i, UNITED STATE-sv ERNEST J. DERAGON, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLOTHES-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan, 25, 1921,

Application filed August 14, 1920. Serial No. 403,462.

T 0 all 'wiz-0m it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST J. DnniiooN, a citizen of the United States, residing at forcestei, in the county of'lVorcester and State of lllassachusetts, have invented new and useful improvements in Clothes-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invent-ion is an improvement on the type of clothes hanger disclosed by my Patent No. 1,153,677, dated September 14.-, 1915, said hanger comprising` a sheet metal body having its ends bent over to forni forwardly projecting upper and lower flanges, each provided with a series of sockets, said body having integral rearwardly projecting` upperand lower angular arms struck up therefrom, each arm including a horizontal bearing' portion and a vertical pintle portion, a series of two-armed wire frames bent at the inner ends of the arms to form pintles which are ournaled in said sockets, and a bracket adapted for attachment to a support, and having forwardly projecting. upper and lower apertured ears formingseats for said Vbearing portions and sockets for said piiitle portions, the holder being adapted to swing on the bracket to a position permitting` the Vframes to be Vclosely assembled sideV by side.

The object of the invention is to so improve the form of the said sheet metal body and bracket as to ments which l will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying Ydrawings forming a part of this speciiication,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a hanger embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the bracket.

Fig. l is av perspective view of the sheet metal body.

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the figures.

In the drawings 12 represents an elongated Sheet metal body, preferably of sheet steel, having its end portionsV bent to form forwardly projecting angular flanges, each including spaced apart upper and lower flange members 13 and 14;, and a membergreatly increase the strength and durability of the hanger, and

connecting neck 15, the members 13 and let being provided with alinod sockets 16.

he body 12Y is provided with integral rearwardly projecting upper and lower angular arms, each including a horizontal bearing portion 17 and a vertical pintle portion 18. rllhe arm piiitle portions 18 are of concavo-conveX form in cross section, so that each has an arcuate inner face.

The body 12 is pivot-ally supported `when in use, by a bracket,preferably formed from a single blank of sheet metal, and including upper and lower bosses 19, and longitudinal ears 21, perforated at 22 to receive attaching screws, whereby the bracket may be secured to a wall, or other vertical support. The upper ends of the bosses 19 form seats for the horizontal arm portions 1T, and the central portions of said bosses form elongated arcuate bearings for the arcuate inner faces of the pintle portions 18.

The holder includes a plurality of wire frames, similar to those disclosed by the above-mentioned patent. Each 'frame includes two parallel arms 2-1 and 25, a connecting neck 25, and elongated vertical arm pintles 2T, formed by bending the ends of the arms 21- and 25. The length of the arm pintles 2T is such that each pintle is journaled in two alined sockets 16, in the angular flange members 13 and 1d, so that the arm pintles are iirmly supported, and cannot be inclined from their predetermined vertical positions.

The body 12 and the wire frames con- Viected therewith, are detachably engaged with 'the bracket, as in the device of the above-mentioned patent.

The improved device is distinguished from the patented device by the angular end flanges composed of the members 13 and 14, and necks 15, the elongation of the wire frame pintles 2T, the arcuate form of the inner faces of the arm pintle portions 18, and the elongated bracket bosses 19, having central arcuate faces conforming to the arcuate faces ofthe pintle portions 18. rJ'he bosses 19 and pintlc portions 18, formed as shown and described, provide a strong and durable pivotal connection between the body 12 and the bracket, permitting the body and wire frames to swing freely, and at the saine time preventing` any possibility of displacement of the body 12 from its predetermined vertical position.

The body 12 is preferably bent at its lonllO Vgitudinal edges to provide longitudinal ears 12a, which impart longitudinal stiffness to the body.

I claim:

A Clothes hanger comprising an elongated sheet metal body having its end portions bent to form forwardly projecting angular flanges, each including spaced apart upper and lower flange members and a member-Y faces, a series of two-armed wire frames, bent at the lnner ends of the arms to form elongated arm pintles, which are journaled. y1n the angular flange sockets, each arm pintle being j ournaled in two sockets, and a bracket adapted for attachment to a support, and having forwardlyr projecting bosses, formingv seats -or the bearing portions of said angular arms, and elongated arcuate bearings for the arcuate inner faces of the pintle portions of said arms.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature. Y v

ERNEST J. 'DERAGON 

